Results 41-60 of 188 for speaker:William Aird

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new tillage scheme outlined in the food vision tillage report will be in place before cover crops are sown in July 2025 and oilseed rape is planted in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategies and actions his Department is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target under the Climate Action Plan to increase the tillage area to 400,000 hectares by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will seek to remove the crop diversification rule from the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking to ring-fence the €32 million paid to the tillage sector as part of Budget 2025 for the next five years, and for Budget 2026 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1143. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete the national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department provide urgent nurse-led respite care services for children with complex need in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1251. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current capacity of respite care for children with disabilities in County Laois; the number of children provided with respite care each week; her plans to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will provide urgent nurse-led respite care services for children with complex need in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30643/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 1366. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the timeframe for the launch of the next phase of the HSE funding for IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29358/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)

William Aird: Second-hand homes could be a more viable option for some first-time buyers but they are then excluded from financial assistance. An extension to the help to buy scheme to include buyers of second-hand homes would acknowledge the reality of our housing market. An extension would widen access, especially in rural and established urban areas where new builds are limited or priced outside of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)

William Aird: Other improvements to the help to buy scheme I urge the Minister to consider are to adjust the eligibility criteria and thresholds to reflect current house prices and inflation and to introduce a system that would offer higher support for lower income applicants or buyers in high-cost areas. That would make the scheme more equitable.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)

William Aird: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the help to buy scheme to first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)

William Aird: Will the Minister consider extending the help to buy scheme to include first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes? I ask this question on behalf of many first-time buyers across the country, including young families, single professionals and couples, who dream of owning a home but find themselves restricted by the current scope of the help to buy scheme. The current initiative provides...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 May 2025)

William Aird: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector in advance of the budget in October 2025, to support small business in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 May 2025)

William Aird: 155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Government's recent decision to commence a review of the National Development Plan, if he will outline the criteria to be used to prioritize infrastructure projects; the way in which public consultation will shape the final recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2025)

William Aird: 537. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) for open heart surgery can be accelerated. [28466/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

William Aird: That covers that. It covers everything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

William Aird: That includes all farming when you break down the headings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

William Aird: It covers all types of farming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

William Aird: Chair, you gave an extra two minutes, so you should give everyone else extra time.